Upcoming and Previous Events

Hyde Park Historical Society History Fair Program

June 15th, 2017|0 Comments

Hear the winners of the Hyde Park Historical Society's award for the best student projects [...]

Hyde Park Book Club Monday, June 19

June 14th, 2017|0 Comments

The next meeting of the Hyde Park Book Club will be Monday, June 19 at 7:30 pm in the lower level meet-ing room at Treasure Island.

Cable Car Building Restoration

May 21st, 2017|0 Comments

The Hyde Park Historical Society Presents Cable Car Building Restoration Saturday, June 3, 2017 2-4pm [...]

April 16th, 2017|0 Comments

Hyde Park Historical Society Open House Saturday, April 22, 2017 5529 S. Lake Park Avenue [...]

Hyde Park Book Club Monday, April 17

March 31st, 2017|0 Comments

Hi Everyone, Good to see you all on March 20th. The discussion was animated and interesting.

HPHS Book Club Monday, March 20

March 20th, 2017|0 Comments

Next Meetings Monday, November 21st at 7:30 pm, The Manhattan Project. Caroline Herzen-berg, co-author of Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project will be joining us.

HPHS Annual Dinner Invitation 2017

January 10th, 2017|0 Comments

Join us at the HPHS Annual Dinner 2017!

HPHS Annual Holiday Party

December 6th, 2016|0 Comments

The Hyde Park Historical Society (HPHS) is hosting its annual holiday party, Sunday, Dec. 11. [...]

HPHS Book Club Monday, January 16

November 20th, 2016|0 Comments

Next Meetings Monday, November 21st at 7:30 pm, The Manhattan Project. Caroline Herzen-berg, co-author of Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project will be joining us. Bibliography attached— Attached the two bibliographies that were handed out on Professor Culianu and the Manhattan Project.

Hyde Park Historical Society Open House

November 3rd, 2016|0 Comments

Hyde Park Historical Society Open House Sunday, November 6, 2016 2-4 PM   The Hyde [...]

HPHS 2017 PAUL CORNELL AWARD Nomination form

October 30th, 2016|0 Comments

HYDE PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2017 PAUL CORNELL AWARD Nomination form The Hyde Park [...]

Hyde Park’s Historic Professor Rowhouses

October 11th, 2016|0 Comments

The Hyde Park Historical Society invites you on a guided tour of: Hyde Park’s Historic Professor Rowhouses Sunday, October 23, 2016 2:00 – 4:00 PM

Hyde Park Historical Society Open House

October 7th, 2016|0 Comments

Saturday, October 8, 2016 2-4 PM   The Hyde Park Historical Society invites you to [...]

An Afternoon Outing with the Hyde Park Historical Society

September 14th, 2016|0 Comments

Our destination: the two inns restored by the late Dev Bowly (a founder and longtime supporter of the historical society). The area has long been a second-home mecca for Hyde Parkers, including many University of Chicago faculty members.

ETHAN MICHAELI Author of: The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America

September 14th, 2016|0 Comments

Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America.

ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM: “HYDE PARK-KENWOOD STORIES THEN AND NOW”

August 14th, 2016|0 Comments

Do you remember the Hyde Park Y.M.C.A. or the old Harper Theatre? Did you shop at the Hyde Park Co-op or at Breslauer’s Department Store? Do you remember dining in restaurants in the old Harper Court Shopping Center?

4th on 53rd Street Parade & Picnic with the HPHS

June 18th, 2016|0 Comments

The Board of Directors of the Hyde Park Historical Society (HPHS) ​ Encourages all members [...]

HPHS Best Student Project from 2016 Chicago Metro History Fair

June 17th, 2016|0 Comments

Hyde Park Historical Society 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, June 25, 2016 Augustana Lutheran Church, [...]

WELCOME WHOLE FOODS TO HYDE PARK

June 16th, 2016|0 Comments

Please refer to the following info or link below (to the Whole Foods web site) [...]

Hyde Park Historical Society Annual Dinner 2016

March 2nd, 2016|0 Comments

The 2016 Hyde Park Historical Society Annual Dinner includes: The 2016 Paul Cornell Award, The 2016 Marian & Leon Despres Preservation Award, THe 2016 Jean F. Block Award, with Guest Speaker Jay Mulberry.